Look
'Look not back behind thee,' as in Genesis 19:17, means that Lot, who represents the good of charity, should not look to matters of doctrine. 'To look up,' is to look to celestial things. In Genesis 18:22, looking signifies thinking because seeing denotes understanding.
(Referencat: Arcana Coelestia 2245)
Genesis 18:27
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Abraham answered, "See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.
